Brandon Castle
Located in Brandon and Bretford, Rugby District Coordinates: 52°22′47″ N 1°24′07″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport25 km
- EMA East Midlands Airport50 km
About Brandon Castle
Brandon Castle is a historic site. Location: Brandon and Bretford, Rugby District.
Brandon Castle was sited overlooking the River Avon between the virtually adjacent villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire, which in turn lie between the town of Rugby and city of Coventry (grid reference SP408759). It was originally a 12th-century earthwork motte and bailey fortress founded by Geoffrey de Clinton. Around 1226 the de Verdon family founded the stone castle consisting of the keep and a large outer enclosure.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
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Photos of Brandon Castle
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Coventry Cathedral DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Caludon Castle Mum's taxi · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Brinklow Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Baginton Castle Snowmanradio at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Brandon Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (61 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 43 | 49 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 47 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 61 |
How to get to Brandon Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Coventry, 8 km to the west.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 25 kmwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 50 kmnorth
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 90 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Coventry Population: 345.3K 8 kmwest
- Solihull Population: 126.6K 26 kmwest
- Leicester Population: 368.6K 34 kmnortheast
- Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 35 kmnorthwest
- Birmingham Population: 1.2M 36 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brandon Castle
Within 100 km: 705 historic and cultural sites, 774 natural sites, 118 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km99 places
- Crescent Wood Island Island 23 kmW
- Lake Lake 13 kmW
- Oldbury Hill Mountain 21 kmNW
- Honey Hill Mountain 23 kmE
25–60 km403 places
- Horninglow island Island 50 kmN
- Glover's Island Island 49 kmSW
- Heron Island Island 58 kmE
- Barton Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km1,095 places
- Alney Island Island 82 kmSW
- Andersey Island Island 80 kmS
- Newark Island Island 87 kmNE
- Rose Isle Island 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brinklow Castle Historic site, Brinklow4.7 km NE
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Caludon Castle Historic site, Coventry5.5 km NW
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Coventry Cathedral Attraction, Coventry7.8 km NW
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Baginton Castle Historic site, Baginton6.8 km W
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Coventry Transport Museum Museum, Coventry8.1 km NW -
Thurlaston Historic site, Bourton and Draycote5.9 km SE
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Whitefriars Monastery Historic site, Coventry7.4 km NW
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Allesley Ringwork Historic site, Coventry12 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Brandon Town, Brandon and Bretford0.5 km N
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Wolston Village, Wolston0.5 km SE
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Ryton on Dunsmore Village, Ryton-on-Dunsmore2.6 km SW
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Marston Village, Wolston1.2 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources